Intervention by Indian team helped fix key issue before Axiom-4 launch: ISRO chief | Technology News

Weeks before it finally took off, the Axiom-4 mission, which carried Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), was nearly cleared for launch despite a perceived minor oxygen leak — until an ISRO team insisted on further checks that revealed a potentially dangerous crack in the rocket, ISRO … Read more

What is Wide Research, Manus’ new multi-agent AI tool to take on OpenAI and Google? | Technology News

Manus, an AI startup with roots in China, has announced a new feature that ropes in scores of AI agents in order to carry out complex, large-scale tasks that require information on hundreds of items. The feature known as Wide Research is designed to make deep, high-volume research effortless, Manus said in its announcement blog … Read more

‘Tablets are interactive devices….sales growing in Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000 range’: Lenovo exec on how consumers’ mindset toward tablets have changed | Technology News

“If you look at a tablet, the number one advantage is that it’s a touch device. Most PCs in that price range, obviously, are not touch-enabled. That being said, the number of ways you can interact with a tablet today has increased significantly,” explains Pankaj Harjai, Director, Tablets & Smart Devices, Lenovo India, as he … Read more

UK’s online safety law is putting free speech at risk, X says | Technology News

Britain’s online safety law risks suppressing free speech due to its heavy-handed enforcement, social media site X said on Friday, adding that significant changes were needed. The Online Safety Act, which is being rolled out this year, sets tough new requirements on platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and X, as well as sites hosting … Read more

Anthropic blocks OpenAI’s API access to Claude ahead of GPT-5 launch: Report | Technology News

In a clear sign of intensifying rivalry in the AI race, Anthropic has accused OpenAI of violating its terms of service and partially blocked the ChatGPT-maker from accessing its Claude series of AI models via API (application programming interface). ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO OpenAI has been granted special developer access (APIs) to Claude models for … Read more

Nintendo hiked the price of the original Switch citing “market conditions,” but did not raise the price of the Switch 2 | Technology News

Nintendo is increasing prices on the original Switch hardware, as well as on some Amiibo, the Alarmo Clock, and various Switch and Switch 2 accessories in the US. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO The price increases will officially take effect on August 3 and are being implemented “based on market conditions,” the Japanese company said in … Read more

What is Showrunner, the AI that can generate entire episodes of TV shows? | Technology News

As the world is coming to terms with AI generating a few seconds of realistic videos, Amazon has just invested in a company that has a system that can generate entire 22-minute-long TV shows. The company Fable Studio has introduced a platform called Showrunner, which is capable of generating entire episodes with coherent plots, character … Read more

Gemini 2.5 Deep Think is now available to Google AI Ultra subscribers | Technology News

Google has made Deep Think available in the Gemini app for Google AI Ultra subscribers. This is the latest in the lineup of Google’s advanced AI tools and features. The search giant is also giving select mathematicians access to the full version of the Gemini 2.5 Deep Think model that entered into the International Mathematical … Read more